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ABOUT BERLINROSEN
BerlinRosen is a leading national public relations and strategic communications firm delivering high impact media, digital and creative strategies to top organizations, companies, and candidates around the United States. Named one of America’s best PR agencies by Forbes, BerlinRosen was founded in 2005 by Valerie Berlin and Jonathan Rosen and has grown to a staff of more than 300 with offices in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles.
People of color, people with disabilities and women are strongly encouraged to apply. BerlinRosen is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high-quality creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Opportunities for advancement exist, and we are committed to helping all staff develop and grow.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Our Legal Affairs and Crisis Communications team offers the rare opportunity to combine advocacy for some of the most important causes of our day—defending civil rights, combatting gender and race discrimination, advocating for gun violence prevention—with more traditional crisis communications helping institutions, companies, nonprofits and high net-worth individuals defend themselves from reputational threats by shaping the narrative swirling around them.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
BerlinRosen is seeking an Account Executive to join our Legal Affairs and Crisis Communications team. This position provides candidates with a unique opportunity to join a talented and growing team working on exceedingly high-profile projects, including strategy and communications needs for a variety of clients, ranging from law firms and businesses to institutions and nonprofits to high-profile individuals.
Note: This role is on Eastern Time and will ideally be based in New York, New York or Washington, D.C. when we return to our offices in a hybrid model (date TBD) or can be remote within the U.S. for the right candidate.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
As an Account Executive on our Legal Affairs and Crisis Communications team, you will…
- Pitch and place media stories across local, regional and national outlets
- Draft persuasive external and internal documents such as press releases, fact sheets, talking points and communications plans
- Implement integrated campaigns that leverage public affairs, media and digital tactics to reach key audiences and achieve client goals
- Collaborate with internal account teams to shape media coverage of particular legal and crisis efforts, whether proactively or defensively
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key reporters across a myriad of issues
- Persuasive writing and critical editing of both external communications (statements, pitches, press releases, op-eds, etc.) and internal messaging (talking points, companywide memos, regulatory communications, etc.)
Essential skills:
- 2-3 years of relevant work experience in strategic and/or crisis communications roles, media relations or a related field. A background in journalism is a strong plus
- Strong and demonstrable writing and editing skills spanning a variety of communications-oriented work
- Project or client management skills in a legal, PR and/or media environment
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships with reporters at top-tier outlets
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with varying levels of staff, clients and the media
- High level of organization, attention to detail and an ability to multitask
Preferred skills:
- Experience in corporate communications, particularly as relates to reputation management
WORKING AT BERLINROSEN
BerlinRosen will make sure that you have what you need to excel in your role with excellence, including…
- A positive and supportive team with opportunities for advancement committed to helping all staff develop and grow
- A competitive salary based on leading market rates
- 100% coverage of Health, Dental, and Vision insurance monthly premiums
- Company-sponsored Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Company-sponsored Talkspace membership
- 401K with a 4% employer match with no vesting period
- Generous paid time off in which we encourage staff to take sufficient time for self-care
- 10 paid bank holidays
- Pre-tax commuter benefits via WageWorks
- Mobile phone reimbursements
